Oh yeah, don't be afraid to substitute! There are all sorts of cheap acrylics that don't feel like brillo pads...caron simply soft, lion microspun...go cheap and washable! Just make up a swatch, and use your gauge to determine the pattern. Do you have Stitch N Bitch Nation? There are really easy to follow instructions in there for resizing a pattern.

Oh and about the cute tank top that Julie posted--is it that it's such a cute tank or such a damned cute little girl?!?

Thanks, m.s. ...

I had a copy of SNB from the library a while back, but never got a chance to read much of it. I'll grab it again. And after bragging about Knitting for Dummies on another thread, I guess I could go whip it out & see if there are instructions in there!! Sheesh!

And, yes, that little girl looks like she was made to model. What a cutie patootie!

I have been looking for a cute pattern for my daughter. I would like something she could wear in the summer -- perhaps a tank or T?? I saw a cute tank in Amy's free pattern section, but it's really too "babyish," according to my 7-going-on-20 daughter.